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sherrod brown winner of ohio, our good friend. i know he's independent, but a democratic in our hearts. sanders winning vermont your former employer. elizabeth warren, big big win over scott brown in mass mis. they called that one early. we now have the first openly gay u.s. senator tammy baldwin was elected last night. >> bill: in wisconsin. >> in wisconsin. in virginia, tim cain over george allen. >> bill: big win. >> bill nelson in florida. >> bill: connie mack. >> just demolished him. joe donnelly over richard mourdoch. claire mccaskill over todd akin. in nevada right now they called it just a little while ago that the republican dean holland did call that seat. >> bill: jon tester leading in montana and heidi hidecamp leading. that would be a pick up, north dakota would be holding on to the seat and jon tester would be reelect the. so a great night in the senate 53 to the republicans 45, democrats could get up to 55 if those two go the other way. they look like they're going to go and then house of representatives not such a
sherrod brown winner of ohio, our good friend. i know he's independent, but a democratic in our hearts. sanders winning vermont your former employer. elizabeth warren, big big win over scott brown in mass mis. they called that one early. we now have the first openly gay u.s. senator tammy baldwin was elected last night. >> bill: in wisconsin. >> in wisconsin. in virginia, tim cain over george allen. >> bill: big win. >> bill nelson in florida. >> bill: connie mack....
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>> the other point i had was scott brown, john kerry susan rice, the whole thing. ed marquis i heard from a friend of mine who knows people. he's actually considering the run if it comes up. he's been talking about it for awhile. >> bill: okay. ed marquee is a great -- duval patrick, even if scott brown were to run there's no -- >> that's right. >> bill: so given all of this controversy, do you think it's more likely or less likely that president obama would appoint susan rice as secretary of state? or nominate? >> i actually think that it is likely that he will. i think he was also just offended at the attacks on her and made that clear in that press conference. >> bill: i was there. >> oh, you were. >> bill: he meant it. he was annoyed. >> well and i'm hopeful that he will make that nomination. i really am. and i was watching one newscast that talked about the potential votes and i do believe if he makes the nomination, that she will get through. i think they'll torture her in the process. but i think that she will get through and she will be confirmed but you kn
>> the other point i had was scott brown, john kerry susan rice, the whole thing. ed marquis i heard from a friend of mine who knows people. he's actually considering the run if it comes up. he's been talking about it for awhile. >> bill: okay. ed marquee is a great -- duval patrick, even if scott brown were to run there's no -- >> that's right. >> bill: so given all of this controversy, do you think it's more likely or less likely that president obama would appoint...
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so it was an uphill battle of course but governor brown took the leadership to really push that prop 30 forward so the people of california have spoken. thank goodness. i hope that members of congress really understand that this is -- it is, bill, very similar to what happened. >> bill: yeah, it was a combination -- he didn't use all of the same rhetoric of president obama, the combination of spending cuts and tax increases and new revenue right? which has got to be the solution. >> absolutely. i think what we have to be careful of is that these cuts are proper cuts that they don't create havoc in the lives of the most vulnerable and low income individuals. >> bill: that's what i wanted to ask you about. do we know where these cuts would hit and who would be hardest hit by them? >> well, of course, across-the-board cuts, sequestration takes place, which of course, i could not support we're going to see this 8% to 10% cut across the board. so you're going to see children's programs cut. you're going to see other cuts, some terrible, terrible cuts take place. that people really cannot
so it was an uphill battle of course but governor brown took the leadership to really push that prop 30 forward so the people of california have spoken. thank goodness. i hope that members of congress really understand that this is -- it is, bill, very similar to what happened. >> bill: yeah, it was a combination -- he didn't use all of the same rhetoric of president obama, the combination of spending cuts and tax increases and new revenue right? which has got to be the solution. >>...
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. >> the cleveland browns avoided a potentially embarrassing situation yesterday. the teams promotion department were set to hand out 70,000 white towels, but then they realized that would become like a bunch of people waiving surrender flags. [ laughter ] >> why would they do that? >> they wanted to counter act the steelers yellow towels. >> bill: the newest thing is giving away towels. the last nats game i went to they gave away flags. >> good thing they didn't wave the flags, because the browns beat the stealers yesterday. >> call me crazy, if you are going to give away flags, and your team name is the browns, maybe a brown towel -- >> or an orange towel. >> bill: what happened to the white towels they did not give away? >> they were burned. [ laughter ] >> and the power ball lottery jackpot now stands at its highest level in history, $425 million. no numbers matched the grand prize on saturday. the previous record is $365 million. this totally blows that out of the water, your odds in winning 1 in 175 million. good luck. >> bill: yeah, more likely to get stuck
. >> the cleveland browns avoided a potentially embarrassing situation yesterday. the teams promotion department were set to hand out 70,000 white towels, but then they realized that would become like a bunch of people waiving surrender flags. [ laughter ] >> why would they do that? >> they wanted to counter act the steelers yellow towels. >> bill: the newest thing is giving away towels. the last nats game i went to they gave away flags. >> good thing they didn't...
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our friend, senator sherrod brown up for re-election and senator sherrod brown thanks for joining us again today. >> good to be back bill. sorry i'm not in the studio but had to be somewhere else. >> bill: hey you are where you ought to be and senator we just want you to know that we're one of the millions and millions of americans who are so excited by the internet sensation of the day and that is sherrod brown rockin' out at the jay-z concert last night. >> when i woke up and somebody sent me a tweet from chicago actually sent it to me before my wife went online. this has gone crazy. i was just mortified because i didn't know what it looked like. could have been worse. my wife and daughter look pretty good. i look passable, i guess. i don't know. >> you look better than any of us could have done. >> bill: you're in the crowd there. >> it was pretty cool. my daughter just loves jay-z. i can't say i'm a big fan but i've met him for like 30 seconds. really nice guy. these guys are willing to give their time and they don't charge for this and you know, they believe in this mission and
our friend, senator sherrod brown up for re-election and senator sherrod brown thanks for joining us again today. >> good to be back bill. sorry i'm not in the studio but had to be somewhere else. >> bill: hey you are where you ought to be and senator we just want you to know that we're one of the millions and millions of americans who are so excited by the internet sensation of the day and that is sherrod brown rockin' out at the jay-z concert last night. >> when i woke up...
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brown said we need an initiative measure. they said let's make it real progressive, and make sure that it is for schools, and so they changed the referendum months before -- you know literally a minute before it needed to be on the ballot, and governor brown was fantastic, and what hand was we won this referendum for revenues that are going to be directed to colleges and schools in the wake of a place that has had cut after cut after cut, and also beat out the referendum that said silence workers. so both of these things won in california, and the other thing that won in california was a win against obstructionism by having enough democrats in -- in the legislature to stop the kind of filibustering that was going on there. and then you saw it also in florida, beating back the -- you know, back door let's kill public schools with vouchers. you sanit idaho, beating back this overreach of attesting fixation, and you saw it frankly, in indiana, where one of the poster children of let's bash the teachers was defeated by a teacher.
brown said we need an initiative measure. they said let's make it real progressive, and make sure that it is for schools, and so they changed the referendum months before -- you know literally a minute before it needed to be on the ballot, and governor brown was fantastic, and what hand was we won this referendum for revenues that are going to be directed to colleges and schools in the wake of a place that has had cut after cut after cut, and also beat out the referendum that said silence...
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why do you think scott brown canceled the last debate? charles is calling from birmingham alabama. what do you say? >> buenos dias senor. >> bill: buenos dias. >> caller: bill, i have not heard a lot of discussion about how the withdrawal from afghanistan might affect the budget negotiations. >> bill: yeah, that raises a very good question, charles. inappreciate hearing from you on this veterans day. the president has talked about that terry. he's said, without maybe -- i haven't heard a specific number but one of the advantages of ending the war in iraq and drawing down troops in afghanistan is that ought to free up some funds for nation building here at home. >> absolutely. it is very important. one of the parts of nation building we have to engage in is being sure we're there for all of our veterans. for the women and men who have been in afghanistan and in iraq. the ptsd, post-traumatic stress dissort a huge issue for returning veterans. homelessness is an enormous issue and jobs is an enormous issue for veterans. we need a jobs program for the returning veterans. what we need
why do you think scott brown canceled the last debate? charles is calling from birmingham alabama. what do you say? >> buenos dias senor. >> bill: buenos dias. >> caller: bill, i have not heard a lot of discussion about how the withdrawal from afghanistan might affect the budget negotiations. >> bill: yeah, that raises a very good question, charles. inappreciate hearing from you on this veterans day. the president has talked about that terry. he's said, without maybe --...
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the fact that they want scott brown back in the senate. they don't want susan rice to be secretary of state. you know what they want to be secretary of state? john kerry. and we know that you know, this is from anastacia who writes this. these two men are trying to get scott brown back in the senate and trashing susan rice to get kerry as secretary of state. i could not agree more, ans at a sha. the liberals are all afraid if you make john kerry john kerry secretary of state scott brown he's sitting there in his truck in massachusetts, he's got a big fund raising apparatus he's ready to campaign. he has the ground organization ready. and he will just try to snatch up john kerry's seat. you know what? the folks in massachusetts might go ahead and vote for him just to watch him and elizabeth warren have to be colleagues together after their ugly campaign. voters have done much sillier things. i was in california when austrian weightlifter got to be governor. i think that's a really good point. i think you're seeing them doing everything they
the fact that they want scott brown back in the senate. they don't want susan rice to be secretary of state. you know what they want to be secretary of state? john kerry. and we know that you know, this is from anastacia who writes this. these two men are trying to get scott brown back in the senate and trashing susan rice to get kerry as secretary of state. i could not agree more, ans at a sha. the liberals are all afraid if you make john kerry john kerry secretary of state scott brown he's...
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steamy details. >> did he call her brown sugar in the letters? >> i don't know. rule's have to buy them for $100 and find out. >> bill: this makes me wonder what general petraeus' e-mails would sell for. before we get -- so do we have to start there? i don't know. i want to start on something else. the story that i find most intrigueing this morning eric burns is you're married. >> yes, i am. >> bill: okay. does maria drive? >> that's one word for it. yes, she does. >> oh! >> she's a fantastic driver. she's like mario andretti. when i'm in the car when anyone is in the car with her i fear for my life because she's often distracted. but she is a very good driver. >> bill: you better be careful what you say here because she's watching. there is a story out this morning that for the first time in this country, there are more female drivers than male drive errs on the road. >> yes. >> bill: i think it is good news. i think overall women are better drivers than men. don't you agree? >> more cautious. more responsible. according to the article, more interested in envir
steamy details. >> did he call her brown sugar in the letters? >> i don't know. rule's have to buy them for $100 and find out. >> bill: this makes me wonder what general petraeus' e-mails would sell for. before we get -- so do we have to start there? i don't know. i want to start on something else. the story that i find most intrigueing this morning eric burns is you're married. >> yes, i am. >> bill: okay. does maria drive? >> that's one word for it. yes,...
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breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] go from zero to pizza in just 60 seconds with totino's pizza rolls and grab a bite of snack-defying, satisfying... because pizza...never...misses. it's on. let's roll. en >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. >> bill: all right. 25 minutes after the hour. this is your male model. bill press here today on this tuesday, november 27. modeling again one of my wife carol's beautiful hand-woven scarves. this is one of my favorites. i love these colors together. if you want to check it out make the perfect holiday gift. go to our web site, billpressshow.com and follow the link to carol's scarves and then take it from there. she'll be glad to hear from you. peter, we were talking about the filibuster by the way. and the
breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] go from zero to pizza in just 60 seconds with totino's pizza rolls and grab a bite of snack-defying, satisfying... because pizza...never...misses. it's on. let's roll. en >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and...